Solar for Chemicals & Plastics
Energy-intensive processes deserve a lower-cost source.
Extruders, compressors and process heat make daytime demand high and consistent — conditions under which on-site solar performs at its best.
Solar for your industry
We start from how your industry actually runs.
Chemicals and plastics operations run extruders, injection moulding, compressed air, chillers and process heat through continuous daytime schedules. Electricity is typically the dominant controllable cost, and carbon intensity is under growing scrutiny from customers and regulators.
Large roof areas and consistent baseload enable systems with very high self-consumption. Generation directly offsets the process loads that dominate the bill.
A flat, high daytime profile against large clear roofs delivers one of the strongest commercial cases in industrial solar, whatever the funding route.
Why go solar?
Six reasons it works for chemicals & plastics.
Reduce electricity expenditure
Offset extrusion, moulding, compression and chiller loads all day.
Improve long-term price visibility
Stable generation costs protect margins in a volatile market.
Reduce carbon emissions
Cut the carbon intensity of energy-intensive processes.
Maximise self-consumption
Continuous processes absorb generation on site, hour by hour.
Support customer and regulatory expectations
Measurable carbon reduction for reporting and tenders.
Create long-term business value
Decades of lower costs on your dominant energy load.
The three routes
Three ways to go solar.
Same system, three commercial routes. Choose no upfront cost, spread the investment, or own it outright — each option is explained on its service page.
How it works
From first conversation to first kilowatt.
- 01
Tell us about your business
Share your site, your operations and your annual electricity spend.
- 02
Site & energy assessment
We survey the roof or land and analyse how and when you consume power.
- 03
Receive your tailored proposal
A clear comparison of funded, financed and outright purchase options.
- 04
Agreement & installation
Sign the agreement and our teams install with minimal disruption.
- 05
Generate solar energy & ongoing support
Solar powers your operations, with monitoring and maintenance in place.
Our work & clients
Projects we have delivered
50 MW West Raynham
50 MWp · 46.7 GWh/yr
9.8 MW Hayford
9.8 MWp · 15.3 GWh/yr
7.2 MW West Holcombe
7.2 MWp · 6.9 GWh/yr
2.5 MW Barnfield
2.5 MWp · 2.3 GWh/yr
12 MW Chelveston
12 MWp · 48.0 GWh/yr
Lisset's Residential Homes
234 kWp · 146,040 kWh/yr
Holiday Inn Express Cardiff Airport
128 kWp · 85,148 kWh/yr
Morrison’s Clacton-On-Sea Supermarket
600 kWp · 540,000 kWh/yr
Brooke Energy – Jewells Farm Solar PV Project
127 kWp · 95,700 kWh/yr
Treowen Stars Sports and Social Club
12 kWp · 9,219 kWh/yr
Thompson Street Barry Flats
4 kWp · 3,662 kWh/yr
Upton Barn Wedding Venue
50 kWp · 33,408 kWh/yr
All Creatures Great and Small
31 kWp · 25,888 kWh/yr
Pear Tree Drive
13 kWp · 11,532 kWh/yr
The Fern Partnership
6 kWp · 4,716 kWh/yr
Markaz Tawheed
40 kWp · 38,000 kWh/yr
Blandford Connect
50 kWp · 50,648 kWh/yr
Southill Primary School
50 kWp · 50,420 kWh/yr
Upton Barn & Walled Garden
50 kWp · 33,408 kWh/yr
Blandford School
44 kWp · 46,327 kWh/yr
Questions
Frequently asked questions.
Enquiries
Discover What Solar Could Mean for Your Business.
Tell us about your chemicals & plastics site and electricity spend. If solar looks viable, we will show you exactly how; if it does not, we will say so.